We're starting to plan a trip to Spain late next year -- never too early to start planning!
We want to spend a few days in Cádiz, both to see that city and some of the surrounding area. Does anybody have a hotel recommendation for Cádiz? Or restaurant recommendations? Suggestions for things to do and see in the area?
On Oct 19, 2:22 am, John Zumsteg <jzums...@DirectionsConsulting.com>
wrote:
> Hola a todos!
> We're starting to plan a trip to Spain late next year -- never too early
> to start planning!
> We want to spend a few days in Cádiz, both to see that city and some of
> the surrounding area. Does anybody have a hotel recommendation for
> Cádiz? Or restaurant recommendations? Suggestions for things to do and
> see in the area?
> Many thanks in advance.
> John
Hello John
I've been trying recall something of our stay in Cadiz, which was
before I started my letters to Travelspain, but all I could turn up
was a postcard of the (as usual) rather basic hostal we stayed in, and
I think you prefer a bit more comfort! The parador I remember as
having a good situation, but a rather undistinguished purpose-built
building.
I believe the cathedral has been recently restored (or this may be
ongoing), but I hope they haven't done anything to the acoustics of
the crypt, which was one of the spookiest places I've been in, a
totally unexpected experience which I've never forgotten.
It doesn't take long to explore the old town, of course, and a bracing
walk round the outer sea wall sets one up for a meal in any one of the
restaurants in the streets running down the centre of the town.
OH Yes, I remember now that we were there for Los Reyes, one of the
best I have seen.
Mmmmmm......... Perhaps we can go back next month. Not much
planning goes on here!
Thanks, Mac. We haven't figured out where to stay in Cadiz yet. The
parador is closed for a two-year restoration (much needed, from what
I've read) and we're not great fans of the modern paradores, anyway.
The hotels in the old city proper do not seem to have very good
recommendations or reviews. Maybe we'll stay somewhere out of town,
although we always prefer to stay in the old parts of a place.
Something will turn up. Or maybe we'll just go stay in Vejer de la
Frontera and drive into Cádiz -- it's not too far, and Vejer is an
interesting place in itself.
> On Oct 19, 2:22 am, John Zumsteg <jzums...@DirectionsConsulting.com>
> wrote:
>> Hola a todos!
>> We're starting to plan a trip to Spain late next year -- never too
>> early
>> to start planning!
>> We want to spend a few days in Cádiz, both to see that city and
>> some of
>> the surrounding area. Does anybody have a hotel recommendation for
>> Cádiz? Or restaurant recommendations? Suggestions for things to do
>> and
>> see in the area?
>> Many thanks in advance.
>> John
> Hello John
> I've been trying recall something of our stay in Cadiz, which was
> before I started my letters to Travelspain, but all I could turn up
> was a postcard of the (as usual) rather basic hostal we stayed in, and
> I think you prefer a bit more comfort! The parador I remember as
> having a good situation, but a rather undistinguished purpose-built
> building.
> I believe the cathedral has been recently restored (or this may be
> ongoing), but I hope they haven't done anything to the acoustics of
> the crypt, which was one of the spookiest places I've been in, a
> totally unexpected experience which I've never forgotten.
> It doesn't take long to explore the old town, of course, and a bracing
> walk round the outer sea wall sets one up for a meal in any one of the
> restaurants in the streets running down the centre of the town.
> OH Yes, I remember now that we were there for Los Reyes, one of the
> best I have seen.
> Mmmmmm......... Perhaps we can go back next month. Not much
> planning goes on here!
We had a pretty nice stay in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. We did stay in a modern hotel, but found the sea food at the mouth of the Guadalquivir pretty good. There is a nice interpretive museum. The boat trip into the Doñana leaves from Sanlucar. We also happened to be there for the return from Rocio which was interesting to watch. You could stay in Sanlucar, drive to El Puerto de Santa Maria, and take the ferry into Cadiz.
John Zumsteg wrote:
> Thanks, Mac. We haven't figured out where to stay in Cadiz yet. The
> parador is closed for a two-year restoration (much needed, from what
> I've read) and we're not great fans of the modern paradores, anyway.
> The hotels in the old city proper do not seem to have very good
> recommendations or reviews. Maybe we'll stay somewhere out of town,
> although we always prefer to stay in the old parts of a place.
> Something will turn up. Or maybe we'll just go stay in Vejer de la
> Frontera and drive into Cádiz -- it's not too far, and Vejer is an
> interesting place in itself.
> John
> On Oct 28, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Mac wrote:
>> On Oct 19, 2:22 am, John Zumsteg <jzums...@DirectionsConsulting.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Hola a todos!
>>> We're starting to plan a trip to Spain late next year -- never too
>>> early
>>> to start planning!
>>> We want to spend a few days in Cádiz, both to see that city and
>>> some of
>>> the surrounding area. Does anybody have a hotel recommendation for
>>> Cádiz? Or restaurant recommendations? Suggestions for things to do
>>> and
>>> see in the area?
>>> Many thanks in advance.
>>> John
>> Hello John
>> I've been trying recall something of our stay in Cadiz, which was
>> before I started my letters to Travelspain, but all I could turn up
>> was a postcard of the (as usual) rather basic hostal we stayed in, and
>> I think you prefer a bit more comfort! The parador I remember as
>> having a good situation, but a rather undistinguished purpose-built
>> building.
>> I believe the cathedral has been recently restored (or this may be
>> ongoing), but I hope they haven't done anything to the acoustics of
>> the crypt, which was one of the spookiest places I've been in, a
>> totally unexpected experience which I've never forgotten.
>> It doesn't take long to explore the old town, of course, and a bracing
>> walk round the outer sea wall sets one up for a meal in any one of the
>> restaurants in the streets running down the centre of the town.
>> OH Yes, I remember now that we were there for Los Reyes, one of the
>> best I have seen.
>> Mmmmmm......... Perhaps we can go back next month. Not much
>> planning goes on here!
> We had a pretty nice stay in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. We did stay in a
> modern hotel, but found the sea food at the mouth of the Guadalquivir
> pretty good. There is a nice interpretive museum. The boat trip into
> the
> Doñana leaves from Sanlucar. We also happened to be there for the
> return from Rocio which was interesting to watch. You could stay in
> Sanlucar, drive to El Puerto de Santa Maria, and take the ferry into
> Cadiz.
> John Zumsteg wrote:
>> Thanks, Mac. We haven't figured out where to stay in Cadiz yet. The
>> parador is closed for a two-year restoration (much needed, from what
>> I've read) and we're not great fans of the modern paradores, anyway.
>> The hotels in the old city proper do not seem to have very good
>> recommendations or reviews. Maybe we'll stay somewhere out of town,
>> although we always prefer to stay in the old parts of a place.
>> Something will turn up. Or maybe we'll just go stay in Vejer de la
>> Frontera and drive into Cádiz -- it's not too far, and Vejer is an
>> interesting place in itself.
>> John
>> On Oct 28, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Mac wrote:
>>> On Oct 19, 2:22 am, John Zumsteg <jzums...@DirectionsConsulting.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hola a todos!
>>>> We're starting to plan a trip to Spain late next year -- never too
>>>> early
>>>> to start planning!
>>>> We want to spend a few days in Cádiz, both to see that city and
>>>> some of
>>>> the surrounding area. Does anybody have a hotel recommendation for
>>>> Cádiz? Or restaurant recommendations? Suggestions for things to do
>>>> and
>>>> see in the area?
>>>> Many thanks in advance.
>>>> John
>>> Hello John
>>> I've been trying recall something of our stay in Cadiz, which was
>>> before I started my letters to Travelspain, but all I could turn up
>>> was a postcard of the (as usual) rather basic hostal we stayed in,
>>> and
>>> I think you prefer a bit more comfort! The parador I remember as
>>> having a good situation, but a rather undistinguished purpose-built
>>> building.
>>> I believe the cathedral has been recently restored (or this may be
>>> ongoing), but I hope they haven't done anything to the acoustics of
>>> the crypt, which was one of the spookiest places I've been in, a
>>> totally unexpected experience which I've never forgotten.
>>> It doesn't take long to explore the old town, of course, and a
>>> bracing
>>> walk round the outer sea wall sets one up for a meal in any one of
>>> the
>>> restaurants in the streets running down the centre of the town.
>>> OH Yes, I remember now that we were there for Los Reyes, one of the
>>> best I have seen.
>>> Mmmmmm......... Perhaps we can go back next month. Not much
>>> planning goes on here!
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